Machine learned daily life history classification using low frequency tracking data and automated modelling pipelines: application to North American waterfowl.
Overton Cory TMichael CasazzaJoseph BretzFiona McDuieElliott MatchettDesmond MackellAusten LorenzAndrea MottMark HerzogJosh AckermanPublished in: Movement ecology (2022)
Automated pipelines generated models producing highly accurate classifications of complex daily activity patterns using relatively low frequency GPS and incorporating more classes than previous GPS studies. Near real-time classification is possible which is ideal for time-sensitive needs such as identifying reproduction. Including habitat and longer sequences of spatial information produced more accurate classifications but incurred slight delays in processing.